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Text Chapter 1,408: Han Banner World (98) Shocked

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    The attack surface opposite Wuguan is narrow. It is such a small area, so it is impossible for the party attacking Wuguan to deploy too many troops. If you want to attack, you can only attack from this narrow attack surface. This is why Wuguan is easy to attack.  The most important reason for defending the difficulty is that for the defender, the focus and purpose of the defense are extremely clear. As long as this area is controlled, the enemy will be able to stop it.  It is for this reason that Wuguan's large long-range weapons are not set up on the city wall, but in the open space behind the city wall. Rows of modified throwing machines are spread out, and the range has been calibrated long ago.  Yes, several rows of throwing machines completely covered this area from far to near.  The soldiers operating the throwing machines did not need to see the enemy. They only needed to operate according to the orders issued on the city wall to throw the explosive packets where they wanted.  Another advantage of this arrangement is to prevent the throwing machine from being suppressed by the enemy's long-range weapons and minimize the damage of our own long-range heavy weapons. Because of the obstruction of the city wall, the opponent cannot see the setting of our own throwing weapons.  You can only hit blindly, and the hit rate can be imagined.  But after the Han army occupied Shaoxi Mountain, this problem was easily solved. On the top of the mountain, the Han artillerymen knew the location of the throwing machine at a glance. For them, this was just a fixed-point target shooting.  Zhang Qian soon understood how painful it was for him to lose Shao Xi.  The Han army on the opposite side did not launch an attack for a long time. The first one to attack was the Han army on Shaoxi Mountain. With a loud noise, smoke rose from the top of the mountain, and a cannonball shot out mixed with fire, from top to bottom, like a meteor.  After falling, this shell did not hit the Wuguan throwing machine position. It deviated by about tens of meters and landed in a nearby area where sandbags were piled up with a loud bang.  These sandbags were originally set up to prevent attackers from using fire attacks.  In the explosion, those sandbags weighing dozens of kilograms were thrown into the air like toys, and then fell to the ground with a clatter.  The eyes of the soldiers on the city turned behind them invariably, and Zhang Qian was no exception.  His face turned pale instantly. Although the first shell attack did not hit the target, he immediately understood the opponent's intention.  On the throwing machine position, the Chu army's throwing soldiers were busy, and they all stopped their movements.  He looked to the side at the mess.  Suddenly, these throwing soldiers understood a truth. It turned out that their position was not only not a safe place, but also the first target of the enemy's attack.  At the next moment, everyone¡¯s eyes turned to the direction of Shaoxi Mountain.  Zhang Qian's hand suddenly clenched into a fist, making a rattling sound, and his face turned pale.  On the top of the mountain, Long Bin pursed his lips in dissatisfaction and looked at the artillery battalion commander: "Ball. This shot is too far off." "This first shot is to correct the trajectory!" The artillery battalion commander chuckled:  "Now I understand, Commander Long, please take a look!" "No. 1 gun position, ballistic correction has been completed, and loading is complete!" "No. 2 gun position, ballistic correction has been completed, and loading is complete!" With the raising of small red flags one after another  From now on, powerful reports came from more than a dozen artillery positions.  "Arm positions 1 to 15, fire in sequence!" The smile on the artillery battalion commander's face faded and he ordered loudly.  "No. 1 gun. Fire!" the gunner's hoarse voice sounded. There was a loud bang, smoke filled the air above gun position No. 1, and the lingering sound of the gunfire had not yet fallen.  The No. 2 cannon sounded immediately.  Long Bin covered his ears tightly, took a few steps back, and whispered: "Damn it, it's really loud. No wonder the artillery guys all speak with loud voices. I've been in the artillery camp for a long time.  "I have to become deaf!" He covered his ears and stretched his neck, trying to see the effect of this round of bombardment, but his eyes were filled with smoke and he couldn't see anything clearly.  The second round of shooting from Shaoxi Mountain covered the throwing positions in Wuguan City. Rows of neatly arranged throwing machines were like a forest. They were really majestic and beautiful before, but now, they are like being swept away by the strong wind.  However, it has become messy, with wood debris and parts of the throwing machine flying all over the sky, as well as the throwing soldiers who were too late to run away, indicating the heavy losses of the Wuguan defenders. If it was just the shelling on Shaoxi Mountain, it would be nothing more.  The key is that those throwing machines have been equipped with explosive packets ready to be launched. These devices were ignited and detonated by the fire caused by the shelling. The power of the explosion was no less than that of the attack from Shaoxi Mountain, and it was even more powerful.  The effect of this attack.  The sound of explosions finally stopped, and Zhang Gan stared blankly at the mighty throwing machine position before. It no longer existed at this moment. Dozens of throwing machines turned into debris on the ground. At this time, there was only one left.  The platform stands alone in the corner, beside it?, they were a few Chu State throwing soldiers who were frightened.  With a snap, a round object fell from the sky and landed just beside the base of the trebuchet. It rotated smoothly. The eyes of several soldiers followed its rotation mechanically. It was not a cannonball.  It was a head that had been smashed into the sky, and the part below the head was long gone.  It finally stopped turning, and the wide-open eyes on the blood-stained head looked straight at a soldier directly opposite. The soldier's dull eyes finally had a hint of spirituality, and his soul seemed to have returned to his body, but in an instant  In that moment, he was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He screamed and jumped three feet high. When he fell to the ground, he howled and ran away. The shrill howl disappeared with him.  , still echoing in the air.  With a bang, there was another loud noise on Shaoxi Mountain. The iron ball carrying the light of fire fell from the sky. This time, it accurately hit the only throwing machine on the field that was still intact. The loud noise was accompanied by a crashing sound.  , this throwing machine is gone too.  "Perfect!" On Shaoxin Mountain, the artillery battalion commander watched with pleasure as the last throwing machine disappeared from his sight. This last shot was operated by him personally.  "Not bad, not bad!" Although Long Bin's ears were buzzing, he still couldn't help but praise loudly. In previous exercises, he had only seen a single cannon fired, but this scene of more than a dozen cannons shooting at the same time  , it was also the first time he saw it.  "The power is endless. With this thing, the world's most powerful generals will be extinct from now on. Who cares who you are, just one shot and there will be nothing left." Long Bin was a little regretful. With this thing, what will happen in the future?  The enemy of a hundred people, the killing of a thousand people, etc., I am afraid it can only exist in the novels of storytellers.  "Adjust the artillery positions and prepare to attack the city wall. The division commander's general attack is about to begin." Long Bin ordered loudly. His distraction was only short-lived, and his thoughts were immediately drawn back to the battle in front of him.  "Adjust the artillery positions, replace the shells, prepare to kill the resistance on the city wall, and open the passage for the army!" shouted the artillery battalion commander.  One by one, the cannons began to slowly turn their black muzzles.  On Shaoxi Mountain, a firework flew into the air, exploded into countless fiery red flowers with a pop, and scattered like meteors. Seeing these scattered fiery red Han stars, opposite Wuguan, Han Dynasty  Under the banner of the army, the drum suddenly beat, and the bugle sound of the attack immediately sounded in each square formation.  Amidst the roaring sound, the newly spliced ??siege vehicles moved forward slowly on the pull and push of the soldiers. The siege vehicles of the Han Dynasty were not made by temporarily cutting down trees when the siege was approaching, but had been prepared in advance.  The parts were disassembled into pieces and put on carriages and transported to the battlefield. Before the battle, the parts were assembled again. The basic frame of the entire siege vehicle was made of loose steel, with tires installed at the bottom. It was not useless to push it.  How much strength, and more importantly, this kind of siege vehicle, which is several feet tall and can be almost flush with the city wall, also has considerable attack power. On the top floor, several divine machine crossbows can attack the defenders on the city.  In other words, it is the death sickle that harvests life.  The latest siege vehicles of the Han Dynasty are entirely covered with iron plates. The iron plates are about finger-thick. Not only can they resist the attack of crossbows, even stone cannons can leave at most a dent on them.  In the eyes of the city soldiers, this thing is just a steel monster.  If he was afraid of anything else, it was artillery like the Han Dynasty, or the explosives thrown in Wuguan City that could have been used to fight him. This is why Meihua wanted to destroy all the throwing machines in the city as soon as possible.  The reason is.  In addition to the siege vehicles, the New 1st Division is also equipped with another siege weapon. This thing is similar to a diagonally elongated bridge deck. The front part is extremely high, almost as high as the siege vehicles, while the rear part is close to the ground.  , the entire instrument is tens of meters long, with twelve tires on each side of the bottom. The Han army called it a trestle. After it was pushed to the edge of the city, the front end directly pushed against the city wall. The cavalry of the siege force  You can directly ride your horse along the trestle to rush up to the city wall, and infantry can also rush up from here.  These two weapons that left the Chu army helpless were of course very expensive. The price of each one was staggering. Nowadays, only the Young Guards are equipped with them, but other troops cannot afford to equip them.  Zhang Gan stared at the slowly approaching monster. It was not that he had never seen similar weapons, but they were all made of Sentou. There were too many things that could destroy him, but the one that appeared in front of him now  Things, even the bed crossbow, were helpless. The bed crossbow hit the target, shaking him a few times at most, but the fire of the divine machine crossbow that followed was enough to eliminate any living life near the bed crossbow.  How to keep it?  Can't hold on any longer!  Zhang Qian shouted wildly in his heart.  "Prepare to engage in battle and fight hand-to-hand!" He pulled out the saber from his waist. The only way to hold the city wall now is for the soldiers to fight with the Han soldiers who are about to board the city.??Hand-to-hand combat.  Rows of Chu soldiers, swords and spears in hand, rushed to the city wall. Opposite them were the opponent's large siege engines that were slowly approaching.  (~^~)
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